‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’ showcases the joys and struggles of immigrants in America
The SpeakEasy Stage's production of the Tony Award-winning play centers hair braiders and their lives over one day in the salon in which they work.
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Culture in the News
New book spotlights Madam C.J. Walker’s daughter A’Lelia, who forged her own path
The daughter of America's first Black millionaire became the “joy goddess” of Harlem in the 1920s.
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MacKenzie Scott Is Giving Away Billions, Including To These Three Boston Arts Orgs
"It [the gift] just really means that our work is affirmed,” Harold Steward of The Theater Offensive said. -
Book Club: Zakiya Dalila Harris’ 'The Other Black Girl'
This twisty thriller of office intrigue may offer some of the most biting social commentary of 2021. -
Arts This Week: Mural Makers Team Up To Create Large Scale Public Art In Boston
This week, Jared Bowen speaks with the artists behind a new mural project in Boston and visits the new exhibition, “Virgil Abloh: Figures of Speech” at the Institute of Contemporary Art.
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Ballet Flameco de Andalucia Performs Albéniz's "El Puerto"
Watch Ballet Flamenco de Andalucia perform a piece choreographed to Albéniz's "El Puerto."| 2:43 -
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"Walk Until I Ride"
A lively performance by Shemekia Copeland singing her song "Walk Until I Ride."| 4:25 -
"On My Way To Harlem"
Gregory Porter delivers a poignant performance of his song "On My Way to Harlem."| 5:41
